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Flights of FANCY

Flights of FANCY
Chinoiserie artist Diane Hill creates the most joyful and fantastical wallpapers, fabrics and artworks, designed to make the heart sing

When people look at my work, I want them to feel as if it’s the first day of summer,’ says Diane Hill as she paints a pair of delicate cobalt-blue wings onto a butterfly for a new wallpaper design. ‘My aim is to conjure up that feeling of sitting in a

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